Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-04-01
OBITUARY.


The death Ut the venerable wilder Harris
whose long illness has been known tp the com
munity, to1lrplacr at his hom' ON lIlgh slltel az
! O'Clock ON Wednesday Afternoon, Thccni came
In uprfcct peace The flame simply hiCkered aud
went out fhe patient old mans last words being
an hnur before his death. almost home. MI
ua,,is ,ros n native of Chcstprfpd where hc was
horn MAY H. iiW The Harris ancestry was Of
Welsh. English stock, It's earliest representatives.
i'm this country bring among the first settlers
around Massachusetts Bay. The records show
that M early as 1910 members ol the family were
prominent In the Affairs Of the young colony
Abnpr Harris the grandfather Of Wilder Harris
moved to Chesterfield from Woodstock, Conn,
about the year III. lie was one Of the pioneer
settlers Of the town aud brought Win him ram
lis Of eleven children, among whom was John
Harris then q youth of ahusit 10 years John
Harris In his turn became the father Of eleven
children, one Of whom was W IdrI' ihr Hih ~ the
order of birth. Ahncr Harris settled ON the farm
which lies about four miles from BWttlrburu, a
little 10 the right uf the nain road leading 10 the
hike. aud n 1ll-mile below the Iuliu aiurWuiu
occupied ly Erastus Harris his grandson the
large white, house on which Is a prominent nllrt
ON the hill sp.n from the river road from BiHltlt
boro 10 Chesterfield john Harris succeeded 20
the ownership Of the pntvlunl farm aud here WI
der was born With the ten other children 81 the
family At the age Of about - he married, anu
bought tine farm me east Of the NutciUss or
FAR ferry the tuud tu Chesterfield lill, where
lac. lived until his removal tp iiuttlrhpfu, and tp
which he made large ndditiuus by purchase. The
farm In It's uaturnl capabilities, was not one OF
the h-a even Of Chesterfield farms, Tut W. ltar
ris Iv his energy and perseverance brought II tn %
hg statrut uruductivtu'9s and in du" tim" rtt'ct
ed ON it the rou,uuiiuua buildings of more than
usually attractive appearance. which stl stand u
monument tu his good taste aud his native pride
in his personal surroundings Nr. llWlish llisi
wife was Harriet Davis uf Chesterfield -Four
children wrr" l"ru tp thrn nll Sous ir1R' y Be
nov ui New York city, BruRhtou y. III l'iutllr
bore. Gordi- u. Of kteue, y. IT,, AMI ltlnu w.
who di,d 10 early Waultpud, liafd WORK, lIlii lti
trrual government. and street ulr4l-urr we're the
til. of tl, Harris household The life doubtless.
was what the nt"t of today call "a hard life. hni
tHffI
living aud devoted. helpful regard for religion.
education uui ell community Interests FROM tlr
first Mr llurttS was generous supporter vt the
Methodist church al Chesterfield, and his uld
urighiorr r,.lntr OF him that u was as much a
matter Of ruitS,. that he and lis whole family
should b. regularly amt promptly IN their place
tu church uu SUNDAY Hs that they should l"' ul
hcfuu. the uu Other days and ready Tor IN"
long day s w0rt. lie dbl hu''h 10 sustain the oli
Chesterfield academy. which lu It's day was 50"
uud only to Toe Phillips Exeter u'HdrluN ia excel
l.ic,' and the number ui IFS pupils Here All hi-
Suns V,rlt' sent aud II was by his own Is ish ana
suggestion that Bruitghtuu !. was sent To l'ait
month college lie had broad view ct public
AFFAIRS, q 'pf which was Hhn~n by his appr'cia
tipn uf the Importance ~ the early railroad eN
tension and Development ui This section. II" sub
-orilpd liheralh tuI the vermont a. NHv-Hrhu
SITE road when Dc va, extended To- Brattlrlrnr
tid used all hi~ Iniurur" i"i lhr su,""' "l th'
enterprise. Nu. did itc lus. this bread and help
ul view ia his later tpHt. for The ilirul ami pro
notes of the Rruttk.boru 4 Whitehall road REGAL
with pleasant memories the c',ri1@t Interest
/
ton aud iiuHl ,uclt-,- NutV Outstanding his a.
tive interest iu pulitl~ mud 900 al community ni
fair Nr Harris never permitted hin~Ii q" II" O.
| candidate ruuN public office,
He sold his Chesterfield Farm ana moved G..
Br4ttlturu in lSiJ he first lived un Birgr Street
Int afterwards it.WuNcd to the High STREET huu>'
WHERE his last DAYS were sp'nt His HE here ha
is+'n an orderly, uuryrntul one. IL" contributed
literally Go the support OF the Methodist church
and To ih- last maintained his interest iu puhl
| Affairs lie has always tr,-u anxious that the ui,
| church In Chesterfield should b. KEPT up brcaiis.
of is influence In the town, aud i II undel,tOp,
| that within year he had given thnt rlmlNl
! 4 thousand dollars towards IFS permanent support
| Ia his death the bratthpru church meets posi-
tive us9'. and his genial. kindly presence viii II
missed ly very many IN the community at Ergr
| Mr. Harris tlual illness hegan in January las
and WAS in the form of dry gaugtrnr Ia the iigh
| f,tit and leg dis,ass' peculiar tu extreme ole
| age. His well preserved vitality. the lrsacy %
] long years Of Temperance. -"bri-tN and cult,c
living prolonged his lit. for weeks after 49, wig
/ urIus man would have surcntub'-d. lie r,'ts-ivt
the d,-N ot-l cais. Of his wife children aud oth,'
friends during ls long Illness, AMI to tb last W..
I ful of fhMIlfulurss for every attention show
/ him.
/ II is q ~uiurw hat remarkable. fact that his uW
relras'' and that uf his sister 30 law, Mis- CLARK
came boz tir. same hours. within four days uf rur
other amt that the death ami burial ut both 40
vuI~ within the ~uiut wreck. Mr. Harri~'~ iuutra
takes place 40 the Methodist church az uCluo
! this afternoon. aud the burial will i- m Chester
Held. lie was the hast remaining menIlet ut h
] fathers family
Mr. Harris was three Time, married. Tile VII
Who survives him was NIs Mars . Walker 81
| Springfield Vt Ih-ir marriage t'uh place &
July. ISL